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JUNE 1, 2007

FOND FAREWELLS: 12 seniors share lessons on high school, life and frozen yogurt

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I became a little nervous

about the [Virginia Tech]

shootings and knowing that

was where I was planning to go

to school ... but [when I saw]

how the students were reacting

and coming together, I knew I

wanted to be a part of that.

Senior Sutton DeCrane11

ARLINGTONIAN || JUNE 1, 2007 || VOLUME 70 || ISSUE 9

cover design || Sam Underwood || contents design || Inyoung Kang || cover photos || Elyse D’Andrea, Tyler Joswick || contents photos || Tyler Joswick || contents graphics || Alaina McCleery ||

NEWS

5 Two seniors plan to attend Virginia Tech, despite recent campus tragedy

7 Students disagree with administration’s handling of punishments at prom

9 Newly implemented AP/IB study days receive mixed reviews from teachers, students

FEATURE10 Seniors revive tradition of painting school rock11 Harry Potter fans eagerly plan for summer release of final

book, fifth movie

FOCUS12 Senior destinations span the globe15 Seniors reminisce over the last four years: Katie Navarre,

Sarah McIlroy, Jackie King, Kelsey Rodway, Heidi Adams, Thompson Buck, Ted Ou-Yang, Cal Pyrch, Melody Frink, Lauren Bills, Mal Mrozek

SPORTS22 ATHLETES IN ACTION24 UAHS athletes wrap up record-breaking year

ARTS

27 Paint by Numbers allows students unique opportunity to participate in art during lunch periods

29 Three UAHS students’ work selected out of 12,000 pieces at Governor’s Arts Show

30 THE ARTS SPREAD

VOICE

33 Seniors vote for best and worst of 2007 school year34 THIS I BELIEVE: Columnists share their views on

American cultural ignorance and anticipate the perks of sophomore year

35 Staff editorial encourages students to view prom incident as learning experience

35 Columnist analyzes messages propagated by teen movies

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3JUNE 1, 2007Arlingtonian

Another award-winning year of Arlingtonian has flown by. With our

ground-breaking stories, photos and graph-ics, we have covered everything from Veritas Academy to teen pregnancy, and the success has shown in our latest Golden Flash award from the Northeast Ohio Scholastic Press Association, the highest honor a newsmaga-zine can receive from NOSPA. Many staff members were also recognized for their in-dividual work, with Elyse D’Andrea, Greg Glasser, Kali Grant, Zach Herrington, Rebecca House, Alaina McCleery, Rathi Ramasamy, Pam Snyder, Katie Stucko and Kerry Sullivan all winning various awards.

This year of Arlingtonian was successful not only because of the talent of our staff, but also because of our teamwork. There was something about staying after school late into the night (sometimes until 8) once every four weeks to finish an issue that made us bond as a staff. It was difficult and often stressful, but seeing our combined work re-sult in an amazing new issue every month somehow made it worth the effort. None of this would have been accomplished without the teamwork of the entire staff, and we could not thank them enough.

First and foremost, we must thank our ad-viser, Carol Hemmerly, who constantly puts in extra time and effort for Arlingtonian. She stayed with us after school for final lay-out and was always there to edit, offer sug-gestions and whip up amazing layouts. We must also thank our dedicated copy editor, Inyoung Kang. Inyoung was known to nit-pick at copy until it was absolutely perfect, and she kept us sane by picking up our slack and doing more than her share of work.

We are also grateful for the work of our writing staff. Our news editor, Pam Sny-der, was a fantastic writer who we could al-ways depend on for solid copy; our feature

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|| Copy Editor ||Inyoung Kang

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editor, Zach Herrington, was incredibly talented at interviews, persistently track-ing down sources and eliciting significant quotes; focus editors Christine Hunter and Katie Stucko were always willing to take up a focus story and pour hours into making the perfect layout; our sports editor, Greg Glasser, never missed a single deadline and was our most diligent staff member; arts editor Rathi Ramasamy was the master of InDesign (our page layout program) and al-ways willing to go above and beyond her as-signed workload; and our voice editor, Kali Grant, consistently made us laugh with her columns and was patient with last-minute editorials and This I Believe submissions.

Our design staff was also dependable and insured our issues were eye-catching. Graphics editor Alaina McCleery took on work usually delegated to two people and ceaselessly produced professional graphics; our photo editor Tyler Joswick and photog-raphers Elyse D’Andrea and Ashley Davis were always willing to complete photo as-signments at the last second; and sports spread designer Rebecca House was reli-able, hardworking and brought humor to the room every day.

Finally, our business staff made up the foundation of Arlingtonian. Business man-ager Liz Krause kept track of a dizzying number of subscriptions and ads; our ads editor, Kerry Sullivan, created some of the best ads we’ve ever seen in Arlingtonian; and production manager Kathleen Braine never complained about her multitude of jobs and was always up for writing an editorial.

As the school year wraps up, this year of Arlingtonian has come to an end. In our fi-nal issue as the 2006-07 staff, we give vari-ous seniors the chance to describe their high school memories and excitement for new college experiences. As the seniors on staff leave for college, we pass on the newsmaga-zine to 2007-08 Editor in chief Katie Stucko and managing editor Rathi Ramasamy. We wish next year’s staff, as well as the class of 2007, the best of luck for the future.


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NEWS

Senior Sutton DeCrane never thought he would be visiting his potential college the weekend before dozens of its stu-dents were killed in a campus shooting.

“My uncle went [to Virginia Tech], and my cousins visited it and liked it a lot, so I decided to check out the school and see for myself,” DeCrane said.

Before DeCrane visited, he was trying to decide between Vir-ginia Tech and Miami University of Ohio. However, his visit to Virginia Tech made his decision much easier.

“As soon as I saw the [Virginia Tech] campus and what the school had to offer, I knew I wanted to go there,” DeCrane said.

When DeCrane returned home on April 14 after spending the weekend at Virginia Tech, he had made up his mind. He said his family supported his deci-sion, and he planned to send in his ac-ceptance and payments to the school that week.

DeCrane said his moth-er called him during school the next Monday and left a message tell-ing him about the ini-tial shooting at Virginia Tech. Later, she called again to tell DeCrane about the other students who had been shot.

“My mom was shocked; she didn’t think it could have happened on such a safe-looking college campus,” DeCrane said. “She still liked the school, but she was not sure if she wanted me to go there.”

As the days went on, DeCrane said his mother became more open to the idea of her son attending Vir-ginia Tech.

“When I was at school I became a little nervous about the shooting and knowing that was where I was planning to go to school, so I began having second thoughts,” DeCrane said. “But as soon as I got home and watched how the students were reacting and com-ing together, I knew I wanted to be a part of that.”

DeCrane said he believes Virginia Tech authorities did every-thing they could with the information they had. Any other school would have reacted in a similar way, DeCrane said.

Senior Dave Williams, a friend of DeCrane, said when he

heard of the shooting he immediately thought of DeCrane and his future plans.

“It made me realize things like that could really happen. Just like 9/11—no one thought that could have happened, but it did,” Williams said. “No one thought the shooting at Virginia Tech could have happened, but it did, too.”

Williams said he is not afraid, because an incident like the Virginia Tech shooting could have occurred anywhere.

“It took away a sense of security, but there is no sense in wor-rying about it, because it is out of [our] control,” Williams said.

Following the shooting, many have criticized Virginia Tech, saying it lacked adequate security procedures and was slow in alerting its staff and students about the incident.

Although the shootings at Virginia Tech made many Ameri-cans nervous about school safety, the school has emphasized

that the safety of its students is its first priority.According to Alan Scher Zagier, a writer for the Associated Press, many other universities

are reacting to the recent shooting.The University of Wash-ington is debating whether

or not to use warning si-rens; Clemson Univer-

sity in South Carolina has already installed warning sirens for

weather, but is con-sidering expanding the si-

rens to include other potential events as well.

Other schools, such as Johns Hopkins University, have already installed more than 100 cameras around campus to alert police of any suspicious behavior.

Some universities, such as Penn State, have collected students’ cell phone numbers and sent out 20 text messages this year about emergency situations, weather delays and traf-

fic problems.Although the Virginia Tech shootings are now known as the

most violent school shootings in American history, DeCrane said he believes going to Virginia Tech will be his safest option at this point.

“I think Virginia Tech will probably be one of the safest schools, if not the safest after everything that has happened,” DeCrane said. “I have no fears about going there.”

xx Christine Hunter xx

For UA student planning to attend Virginia Tech,recent tragedy gives college decision new meaning

graphic || Alaina McCleery ||

I think Virginia Tech will probably be

one of the safest schools, if not the safest,

after everything that has happened.

I have no fears about going there.

Senior Sutton DeCrane

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NEWS

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Prom ended unexpectedly for 125 students when school admin-istration denied the students admission to the dance upon dis-

covering alcohol in some of their limousines. This action prompted local media coverage, student demonstrations of discontent and parental concern.

In a letter home to parents, principal Kip Greenhill expressed his disappointment with the students’ decisions on prom night.

“We encountered a large and shocking amount of alcohol in eight or nine limousines,” Greenhill said.

Greenhill estimated the amount of alcohol confiscated to be around 30 to 40 fifths of alcohol as well as numerous cases of beer.

Students in limousines which were found to contain alcohol, whether or not they were drinking, were sent home.

“Of the 125, not all had consumed alcohol,” Greenhill said. “However, because of the number of students involved, the heavy use of gum and mouthwash and the consumption of vodka and other light-smelling alcoholic drinks, we were unable to accurately identity those who had been drinking from those who had not.”

The punishment of those students who had not broken the law caused some students to display their discontent by painting the school rock, making T-shirts, creating and posting videos on You-Tube and developing a now defunct Facebook group entitled “Kip Greenhill was on his knees in my limo.”

Senior Ruthie Lee was in one of the limos sent away from prom. She was frus-trated with the administration for denying her and her friends’ admission to the prom because of the actions of other students. She understood that something had to be done but was unhappy with the result.

“The procedure that the administra-tion took was mostly reasonable, but what I found unreasonable was that the only person who was punished was the one who confessed to drinking,” Lee said. “The fact that they’re punishing the people who told the truth sends the message that if you lie you’ll get off the hook, which I thought was ridiculous.”

Lee said she was surprised when Greenhill told her she would not be allowed to enter.

“When he first told me I couldn’t go into prom, I was incredulous and thought, ‘Wait, you’re not letting me into my senior prom?’” Lee said.

She said she thinks the administration will attempt to prevent stu-dent intoxication at dances next year, but that the effort will be in vain.

In response to student outrage over the incident, Greenhill has stressed the importance of safety.

“Our concern needs to focus on the health and safety of our students and the problem our community is facing with alcohol,” Greenhill stated in his letter.

Greenhill asked parents to talk to their children about underage drinking for both safety and legal reasons. He also made an appear-ance on Kickin’ It Live after the incident to answer stu-dents’ questions. He acknowledged that the administration was unprepared for a problem of such magnitude.

In response, future dances will be of a probationary nature. Greenhill said he is holding stu-dents responsible for making good choices in order to continue

dances. If such misbehavior continues in the future, dances will be canceled for an entire year.

Junior Sarah* believes this threat is unfair.“It’s not right to punish [future students for the actions of this

year’s senior class],” she said. Sarah was also disappointed with the decisive response of the

administration.“I think they should assume that people are going to drink,”

Sarah said. “It’s prom and we’re in high school.”Sarah also raised a question many students have asked: why

were only the students who came in limousines targeted, rather than those who drove in cars?

“[Greenhill] is almost promoting drinking and driving,” she said. “It was a high number of students, but when you look at how they were [go-ing about drinking], it was more responsible for them to get a limo.”

In addition, she questioned what she sees as the favorable treat-ment of varsity athletes, as drinking is a violation of the athletic code, but no athletes were suspended from games, Sarah said.

However, she thinks the administration will never be able to truly eliminate the problem.

“I honestly don’t think there is anything [Greenhill] can do. If he gets more strict, it will just make people wilder after [the dance],”

Sarah said. “If they got a Breathalyzer, people would just stop coming.”

In addition, Greenhill has reported that no drugs were found in the limos.

“I know a few people who had drugs in their limos,” Sarah said.

Sarah said in many cases, Greenhill’s appeal to parents to keep their children safe will go unheeded.

“All the people I talked to said their parents were more upset with their kids things getting searched and with the administration [than with their children’s actions],” Sarah said. “I think that some parents were surprised, but for the most part people expected drinking to go on.”

However, parent Michelle McKenzie said she felt Greenhill and the administration handled the situation as well as they could given the circumstances.

“It was unfortunate, but I thought they did the right thing,” she said.McKenzie said she has heard of parents who were upset with the

administration for searching limos and prohibiting students from en-tering prom, but she said she was not acquainted with any parents who felt that way. McKenzie also said she was not completely shocked by the presence of alcohol, although she was somewhat surprised at the magnitude of the drinking. She said the most important part of the situation was how prom will be handled and changed in the future.

“Parents, students and the school should be involved,” McK-enzie said. “I think a lot of options should be discussed before

they decide.”

xx Katie Stucko xx

I think they should assume that

people are going to drink. It is prom

and we are in high school.

Junior Sarah*

Prom gone wrong:

*denotes an anonymous source

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‘Study days’ for students taking IB, AP tests brings mixed reviews from students, teachers

For the first time, any student taking an IB or AP exam was allowed to skip a day of school to study for an exam with a

school-approved absence. According to IB coordinator Cynthia Ballheim, a group of IB teachers decided to give students these study days if a student and their parents found it necessary.

“Some students have been out of school two, three or four days, constantly being tested—all day,” Ballheim said. “Before they take the exam, students need to be able to sleep, and they need to be able to study.”

Senior Juan Machado, who planned to use a study day for most or all six IB/AP exams he is taking, said he thought the study days were useful.

“I think they might have actually increased my score, or had a direct effect on my score,” Machado said.

However, not everyone was enthusiastic about study days. Many teachers were unhappy that students were disappearing from their classes for days at a time, Machado said.

“I think the vast majority of my teachers dislikes the concept of study days,” Machado said.

Economics teacher Betsy Sidor is one of the teachers who was unhappy with the way students used their study days.

“It is too much time off,” Sidor said.Many students simply vanished from her classes without

letting her know ahead of time. She said study days should be

treated like preplanned absences, requiring students to do the class work ahead of time. Also, she said taking a study day for each exam is unreasonable. Students cannot prepare for tests like the IB Economics exam, which is just essay questions, in just one day, Sidor said. Moreover, she spent the two weeks of class leading up to the exams preparing students for the IB exams her students would take. Frequent absences due to study days would not benefit students during this time.

“With economics, there is no way you can cram for it. So to take a day off ... doesn’t make any sense,” Sidor said.

Ballheim said because of the problems experienced this year, the administration has plans to change the way in which study days are allotted next year.

For one thing, teachers will be told ahead of time if a student plans to take a study day. Also, then umber of study days given to each student may be more limited, Ballheim said.

Despite the first year problems, Ballheim maintained that study days are truly beneficial. Last year, students would miss class to study, regardless of whether or not they were excused. As a result, many students had to receive unexcused absences last year for taking time to study when study days were not avail-able, she said.

“We have gotten lots of emails and calls from parents saying how much they appreciate [study days],” Ballheim said. p

xx Zach Herrington xx


FEATURE

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new message has been painted on the rock,” Mikac said. The recent series of rock paintings have included an advertise-

ment for Bocce Club, a golden hammer and sickle, an egg, some scribbles about the superiority of seniors (accompanied by profan-ity painted on the sidewalk, which was promptly removed), “Free Davey” in response to the suspension of a student following prom, and “UA Class of 2007.”

Mikac, Stein and Chen all said although their paintings may not have changed anyone’s opinions or elicited the responses they de-sired (such as getting students to come to the Fab 12 game), they did at least cause conversation.

“Painting the rock is a great form of student expression,” Mikac said.

A car rolls into the senior parking lot around 10 p.m. Several stu-dents descend upon the school rock next to the senior doors.

With cans of spray paint, they make their mark carefully and quietly, leaving a message on the rock for the entire school to see.

Though this was once an act practiced by only a few, the rock has been repainted almost weekly in the last month of school. The increase in rock paintings may be a result of nothing more than senioritis, according to senior Yan Chen, who painted on the rock this year.

“I had nothing better to do,” Chen said.As the school year draws to a close, a battle for the rock has

emerged. Senior Alex Stein said he helped paint “Free Davey” on the rock because he wanted to paint over what was already there—silver paint and illegible words.

This sort of activity has been going on for over a decade, princi-pal Kip Greenhill said. Although it may seem like deviant behavior, Greenhill said painting the rock is a great tradition and a way for students to express their opinions.

“Painting the rock is fine, just as long as there is no profanity and it is not derogatory towards the staff,” Greenhill said.

Senior Andrew Mikac, who helped paint “Fab 12” on the rock in January, said the rock makes arriving at school more exciting.

“It is interesting to come to school in the morning and see what

Rock provides forum for students

The school rock sports the message “Free Davey” on April 28 in response to the suspension of a student after UA’s recent prom scandal (see page 7). Students use the rock throughout the year to express their views on various issues.

photo || Tyler Joswick ||

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“[On MuggleNet.com] I read up on the latest rumors and news stories, paying special attention to theories as to who will die in the next book,” Thorson said.

The web site also offers sum-maries of the books, various mes-sage boards and Harry Potter merchandise of all sorts. Another feature is special downloads for Harry Potter devotees, such as re-minders for those who are prone to forgetting the release dates of the book and movie.

“I downloaded a clock that counts down the days, hours, minutes and seconds until the release of the book and movie,” Kessler said.

However, computerized countdowns are only half the fun for these Harry Potter addicts. Kessler and Thorson said they are planning to wear costumes to the book and movie releases.

Kessler’s costume consists of a Gryffindor sweater, a Gryffindor tie, a black skirt and black tights. The look is completed by a wand she plans to carry as an accessory. Thorson described her costume as similar; however, she will sport Harry Potter-style glasses instead of carrying a wand.

Bookstores and movie theatres have caught on to the Harry Pot-ter frenzy. For example, movie theatres such as AMC Lennox sell Harry Potter movie tickets for midnight showings in advance.

Thorson said she will be attending the premiere of the movie at midnight on July 13.

“My friends and I will make sure we are in one of the biggest theatres,” Thorson said. “We will probably buy 25 tickets to make sure of all us can sit together.”

Before the release of the books, both Kessler and Thorson said they attend Harry Potter midnight parties hosted at bookstores.

Kessler, who said she purchased a replica of the “time turner” that is featured in the third book, has such a strong devotion to the famous wizard that a family vacation in Jackson Hole, Wyoming could not prevent her from celebrating the release of book six in July 2005.

“I found a small independent bookstore in Jackson Hole that was having a Harry Potter party the night Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince was released,” Kessler said. “It might sound kind of weird, but it was a lot of fun.”

Patience is not necessary for book-buyers, as book suppliers of-fer advanced ordering as well. Bookstores allow customers to re-serve a copy of the book to be picked up as early as midnight on the day of release. Readers can pre-order the book on Amazon.com and have it delivered to their door on July 21.

Until then, Thorson is waiting in suspense for the book release. She said she is especially anxious about how the series will end, and is wondering who will die in the final book.

“It can’t be Harry [who dies],” Thorson said. “I would die along with him!”

Summer brings the typical joys to students: swimming, sleeping, tanning and traveling. However, summer 2007 will be especial-ly momentous for Harry Potter fans.

On July 13, the film Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix will be released in theatres. Eight days later, on July 21, the seventh and final installment of the Harry Potter franchise, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, will hit bookstores. July will undoubtedly be an intense month for Harry Potter fans.

Two of these fans are juniors Courtney Kessler and Tristan Thor-son, who arrange meetings of UAHS’s Harry Potter Club. Kessler and Thorson are greatly anticipating this summer; they said they have already begun planning festivities that will get them excited for the big events.

One of the activities Kessler and Thorson said they enjoy is frequenting Harry Potter fan web sites, such as their preferred site, www.MuggleNet.com.

Junior Courtney Kessler shows off her Harry Potter-themed garb. In addition to her costume, Kessler carries a time turner and Hedwig, the snowy owl.

photo || Elyse D’Andrea ||

xx Pam Snyder xx

July heralds a magical summer for Potter fans

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graphic || Alaina McCleery ||

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Indiana Wesleyan University

Drew Seymour

Jacksonville UniversityElizabeth Concilla

James Madison University

Jacqueline King

Kent State UniversityLisa CreaAdele Harper

King CollegeKatelyn Ross

Lake Erie CollegeMatt Hutton

Lehigh UniversityFoster Newcome

Loyola University, Chicago

Elaine Disbro

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Katherine ChoiAnastasia MaherasElena Tatarchenko

Miami UniversitySydnee BridgerMackenzie BruceMegan ClarkLibby CraigKeely DahlenCorin DrollTiffany Epps

John GermainMatthew GiljahnAndrew GrindleyAaron Jeffi reKathryn KraftVincent MandasKaylen PlahutaCollin ShoweKathleen SicklesSamantha SmartAlexander SmetzerBonnie SmithChloe TarrierMichael TrappMichael VaughnDavid WilliamsSamuel Weaver

Michigan State University

Brenna McNamee

Middlebury CollegeJuan Machado

Mount Union CollegeNicole Plant

Mt. Carmel College of Nursing

Donnay Davis

Mt. Vernon NazareneLindsey Gloeckner

New York UniversityVirginia HildrethInyoung KangBrenda LiRenee OgakiTed Ou-YangErin Rawlins

Newberry CollegeDerek Bley

North Carolina State University

Heidi Adams

Northwestern University

Joshua ArkinLillian Siebert

From Los Angeles to Venezuela, 2007 graduates span the globe in pursuit of new horizons

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DESTINATIONS

Ohio Dominican University

Bahadir EdizerJustin EisenhartPatrick Widmayer

Ohio Northern University

Sasha FeldmanBrittany HartAshley KimballCollin Morelock

Ohio State UniversityDaniel AdamsSonya AfanasyevaOmar Al-KhatibJoshua BellAlina Bell-GamesAndrew BelzJeffrey BenatarMaxwell BernsdorfNikolaus BighamLauren BillsErika BrookerDanielle BrownDylan BrownAaron BrunsThompson BuckClayton BufferLeslie BullockEmily BurnsYan ChenDerek ChrismanKelly CopelandSarah CrookBryan CrowleyKathryn DamschroderElyse D’AndreaJames D’AndreaRachel DavakisNicholas

DilenschneiderAlexander DmitrievAlexandria EdmondsDanielle EwartBridget FierstDanielle FordTyler FritzSteven GalluzziMiguel GarabisCasey GrevJoseph Griffi thJoanne GuoKamal HaykalZachary HerringtonRobert HoagJonathan HolzworthVictor HuangJuan HurtadoJessica IrsikMatthew InoueWilliam JohnsonTyler JoswickKarl KaiserLaura KarlKathleen KennedySarah KingtonBrett KramerNathan LaneyMatthew LanghorstScott LathropPhuc LeeRuth LeeJoseph LotozoAlexander MasheterAlaina McCleery

Kassie McCleerySamuel McCoyStephen McCoyKevin McGovernNicholas MelnickAndrew MikacNatalie MohammadMatthew MoorePhilip MooreMichelle MorleyMal MrozekTanner MurphyGregory MyersBrittany NilesVictor NorwichJeffery NygrenDaniel OlixTaylor OlveyJessica PeareThomas PowellAmanda RacherChristopher RieserKatherine RudyDavid SaalfeldAllison SayreHali SchiltzMichael SchoenbergJames SchooleyDouglas SchroerHamilton ShiSubarna ShresthaSamuel SlavinCameron SmithJoseph SnyderJackie StentzMichael TangJordan TarrierKatherine ThienEllen TsaoEric TsengAlexandra TzemosJohn Underwood-

TrippTruc VoAlexandro VolakisSarah WagnerJohn WanJonathan YangJacqueline YunkerZhi Yun ZhengJulia Zhu

Ohio UniversityTimothy BonarrigoPaul BonaseraAlexandrea BrooksBenjamin BrunoKatelynn ColeAlyese CollinsTaylor CombsAmie CressieCarly CrosbyJoseph D’AndreaBrittany FarwickKathleen FinneranHolly FisherMatthew FranklinGregory GlasserJessica HaleColin HallarnKevin HinesKaitlin HoneycuttJames KennedyMolly KiefaberEmily MeadAmanda MilburnPatrick Murphy

Joseph PepperMichelle PriceJoshua QuinlanElizabeth QuinnKatelyn RamseyAlexander SteinCasey StoweMegan WeaselEmma WilliamsJenna WinzenreadAdam Zimmerman

Ohio Wesleyan University

Alexa BeanAlice BrownellJudson HallKathleen MacklinMichael SchwartzTyler Wall

Orange Coast CollegeDaniel Blanco

Oregon State University

Eric Olson

Otterbein CollegeCassandra BernardCatherine Rigrish

Palm Beach Atlantic University

Andrew Courter

Parsons, The New School for Design

April Kim

Pennsylvania State University

Matthew Edgin

Pratt InstituteEmily Quarles

Rochester Institute of Technology

Melody Frink

Rose-Hullman Institute of Technology

John DeVore

Saint Vincent CollegeLindsey Schechter

Savannah College of Art & Design

Callahan Pyrch

Shawnee State University

Steven Cox

South Dakota State University

Leslie Sauter

Southern Utah University

Jonathan Proper

Stanford UniversityAndrew Duchi

Syracuse UniversityKatherine PeaseSamuel Underwood

Temple UniversityKelsey Rodway

Tiffi n UniversityNathan Jenkins

University of AkronSheena FronkTina FronkZachary Hungler

University of AlabamaPhilip Rothermich

University of Alabama @ Huntsville

Jennifer Hunt

University of California @ Los Angeles

Julia Neuman

University of ChicagoBrandon Lee

University of Cincinnati

Monique BernsteinLauren BevilaquaTrey BowenMatthew DenzerBrittni DorseyJulie KingAndrew Mehraban

University of Colorado @ Boulder

Robert AndersonBlake GreinerMaxine MartinMaggie McGreevyChris PostlewaiteZachary Vaughan

University of DaytonMolly HigginsJames KnabMark LombardoBrian MarchElizabeth MarshMolly SeguinRyan Yerke

Universidad del Zulia, Venezuela

Isabel Sega

University of GeorgiaJenna DillonRebecca Wilson

University of HawaiiKyley Eisenman

University of KentuckyTrent DenyesJennifer DodrillDustin FroehlichAnnie HanselAndrew LombardiAnne Manofsky

Mary MasonAlexandra Witter

University of Maryland

Maxwell Schmidt

University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Sarah Carney

University of Michigan

Rebecca HouseEric KuykendallKaitlyn PealeAmy Yang

University of New Hampshire

Riley Yuhas

University of Notre Dame

Eric Lex

University of Pittsburgh

Elizabeth KrauseJoseph Tanoury

University of Richmond

Katherine DegnenCharlie Shen

University of South Carolina

Kristen CochranAllison EwingAaron ShaullTeddy Sprout

University of Southern California

Ashley DavisJenna Marshall

University of Tennessee

Katherine Livingston

University of ToledoBrian BenadumKaitlyn BlackLauren Bliwas

University of VirginiaMolly Everett

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Katherine GardnerElizabeth LovettToshimi Takamura

U.S. Coast GuardDavid KinderJessica Lane

U.S. Marine CorpsZach Andrews

Valparaiso UniversityBrett Peterson

Vanderbilt UniversityLindsey Bohl

Virginia Polytechnic University

Sutton DeCrane

Wake Forest University

Kathryn Morrison

Webster UniversityKeith Schnacke

West Virginia University

Jessica Rouda

Wheaton College, Illinois

Austin Royse

Wittenberg UniversityAdam AnselMaureen BuckleyKelsey CaseyDaniel GainesKelsey GuyMatthew HigbeeChristine HunterAdam KattouaMegan McGowanJayne MielyDouglas MyserElizabeth ShivelyJacob Wilcox

Wright State University

Megan Hutton

Xavier UniversitySarah PrebihaloKathryn Rough

UndecidedFriedrich AdamsWilliam AlbuquerqueKevin FlanneryJaime GuschingKelsey HallJessica HaringAlexander KimSoYeon LeeKimberly LemonAlexander MahylisChelsea MooreKevin Schneider

source || Julie Hartfelder ||

formatted || Inyoung Kang, Renee Ogaki ||

graphics || Alaina McCleery ||

Special thanks to Julie Hartfelder for providing this list through the Upper Arlington College Center. Arlingtonian regrets any errors or inadvertent omissions to the Senior Destinations list. To insure corrections appear in the 2007 Norwester yearbook, please e-mail the Arlingtonian/Norwester adviser Carol Hemmerly at [email protected].


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K AT I E Navarre

“Hey Katie, where are you going to college?” My aunt Amy asked me during a family reunion. “Denison University!” I said with confidence. All year I had

been uncertain of my college plans. Now that they were finally set in stone, I felt pride in knowing the answer to that prodigious ques-tion. It was my aunt’s follow-up question that destroyed my con-fidence. “So, what do you plan to study in college?” She peered at me over the top of her rimless glasses, judging my every move, searching for weakness. Feeling like Dutch Schaeffer under the in-frared stare of the predators, I restored to a shield of lies. “Well, there are many honorable professions, but only one that truly in-terests me.” Taking note of my aunt’s “I Love America” pin, I said, “I feel I can best help society by studying political science and at-tending law school.” My aunt studied me for a moment, then said, “There are too many lawyers in the world.” Strike one.

Five minutes later, I was cornered by my Uncle Steve, who asked me the same loathsome question. This time, I resorted to a new strategy. “I plan to use my talents for the benefit of future generations and fulfill my calling as a teacher,” I said with passion. “Good luck paying your bills with that career,” he scoffed. Strike two. By the time dinner was over, I had expressed interest in be-coming a physical therapist, a business owner, a movie director, a journalist, a brain surgeon, and even the President of the United States. Not one of these careers passed with unanimous approval. In exasperation, I turned to my little cousin Chiana. “What are you going to be when you grow up?” I asked. “A dog,” she said. “I admire your ambition,” I told her.

The truth is that I am uncertain about what career I wish to pursue, but I take comfort in the fact that I am not alone in my indecision. Most students change their major at least once during college, and many don’t even pursue jobs that correspond with their major.

“It’s good to go into college with an open mind,” my father told me. “The most important thing to learn is how to learn, because that will help you in whatever career you pursue,” he added. “But don’t take too long deciding,” my mother warned. “You’ve got four years to graduate.”

Burdened by the fact that the choices I make in the next four years will be some of the most important decisions of my life, I can’t help but feel overwhelmed. Perhaps in a couple of years, I will be able to give my Aunt Amy a more truthful answer to that final vexatious question.

S A R A H

There is a mysterious world we high school students tend to envision when we think of our teachers. From the begin-ning of our education until the end, some piece of innate

wisdom alerts us that teachers are of a realm that we cannot fathom. Seeing a teacher outside of school is akin to an extrater-restrial encounter.

Perhaps I too am descendant of some alien kind, because in the last few years I have had more interaction with my educators than the typical high school student. One of my dearest friends happened to be my teacher’s daughter—schoolgirl slumber par-ties included breakfasts made by the woman responsible for teaching me grammar and writing. My babysitting job involved my math teacher as an employer—does getting the boys to bed on time mean an A on the next test? The English class goddess serving as Steinbeck’s deciphering voice let me take care of her house while she was on vacation–I prayed I didn’t do any dam-age, because I fully expected my next paper to get poor marks otherwise.

I’ve suffered a myriad of remarks of borderline abhorrence when I sheepishly confess to having one teacher’s key or the oth-er’s home phone number. More than once my dear friend Ruthie Lee has asked me, “Why are you so tight with teachers?” Her tone inadvertently communicates the absurdity of the situation. Maybe I really am from outer space.

When I think about memories from high school, they will never be devoid of one teacher or another. I cannot escape their pervasive influence–they have made me who I am today. As elusive as our teachers seem to us, I have found that they are as goofy, caring and sarcastic as we 14 to 18 year olds tend to be, and I love them for that.

Although I have four years of recollections to draw from, one of my favorite moments in high school occurred only weeks ago. My English teacher from junior year was recognized as the Gold-en Apple Award winner, and as I was the student who nominated her, she kindly invited me to attend the award ceremony with her. As awkward as I thought the evening might be, I consented and ended up having the time of my life. I tremendously enjoyed the torture that Ms. Volksen endured as she found out that she would have to give an acceptance speech, unprepared. The two of us laughed hysterically while watching the videotaped segment of the UA civic association members presenting the apple to her as she continued teaching, oblivious to their entrance. I would trade nothing for that experience because it continued to open up my eyes to the beauty of teachers, and people in general.

I have been blessed these past four years to have had many amazing teachers and have learned a tremendous amount–not only about academics, but about life, and the actual human-ness of teachers. They are really not as strange as we think they are.

As seniors prepare to take their walk across the stage, a few stop to reflect on their time at UATHOUGHTS

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JACKIE

If you know anything about me, I’m guessing you’ve have heard something about me being involved in that weird sport called crew or about me taking a couple pictures here and there. Throughout my

three years at UAHS, crew and photography have helped me define myself as an individual.

Julie King, the first female I met at UA, dragged me to the first practice of fall crew season. Honestly, I didn’t even know what crew was. Even though I was uncomfortable, I forced myself to socialize with people because it al-lowed me to “merge”. I think I got lucky, because it turned out that rowing suited me well. I got along with the team, I was efficient in my performance and I finally felt like I was part of something important.

It wasn’t until junior and senior year that I realized how many life les-sons I’ve learned from that sport. I experienced the definition of teamwork, dedication, responsibility, passion, drive, pain and pure love. Over the past couple years, I’ve pushed my mind and body to the point where I thought I was going to die. And every time it happened, I toughened up. Because I know that once I cross that finish line, medal waiting, everything up to that point was worth it.

Photography is my other half. I started taking photo classes when I moved here, too. The whole “photo craze” didn’t really start until mid-junior year.

I think I just realized how much I could do with a camera. Ok, before you freak out about the “provocative” and “inappropriate” photos I take, let me explain. I love human form and expression. I feel like there are so many aspects of life today that go totally unseen and unrecognized. So, I have this desire to show situations that I feel are the “true” reality of today’s culture.

I feel that many of my images are pieces of reality that people refuse to acknowledge, either because they’re improper or socially unacceptable. The world around us is always changing, and if the minds of the people don’t change with it, a huge gap in the interpretation of reality forms. I’ve created my own reality my own world, my own self. I’m fully aware that a handful of people don’t respect the type of photos I take, but that’s not why I do it. I do it because I want to share what they’re missing, what they’re hiding from. There’s a whole other world so many people are completely oblivious to.

So, I’m off to Temple University in Philadelphia. There, I hope to wrap up everything I’ve gained through rowing and photography in high school and apply it in college. I’m so thankful for all of the experiences I’ve had, both positive and negative that have given me a head start. They’ve put me in a position where I feel I have a good grasp on my individuality and beliefs. I’m ready. Bring it on.

HEIDI

Senior year has been a very busy year and has gone by quickly. The year has been great in so many respects. I’ve been fortunate enough to have a couple of opportunities to travel abroad this year; most notably my trip to St. An-

drews, Scotland this past February with a “properly ace” group of friends. Growing up wasn’t easy for many of us. I’m sure, to some degree, we can all

acknowledge the trials associated with elementary and middle school. For some reason, I found myself thinking a lot about this idea. I began to recall a few memo-ries from my past.

I spent the end of the summer prior to fourth grade on a farm. Somehow, over the course of my time there, I contracted what I later learned was ringworm. As a result of this and being out in the sun, I ended up with extremely identifiable, pasty white spots that covered by limbs completely. I feared the worst that first day of school, and sure enough, my classmates tortured me with questions involving these marks. Throughout the day I had to continuously avoid the questions and thankfully, the commotion eventually ceased. Left skeptical from my unrespon-siveness, my best friend, Leslie Bullock, made sure to find out what my problem could possibly be.

The next day, Leslie strolled into class ready to report to everyone that I had been infected by a fungus that involved worms living in my skin. The worms part wasn’t true at all, but it didn’t matter. Needless to say, that was likely one of the more socially-isolated weeks of my childhood.

The idea of where to attend college next year was a truly energy-draining deci-sion for me. Since I’ve decided to attend James Madison this fall, the next idea of being separated from so many of my best friends, even the ones that made fun of my ringworm, is unreal. My only conclusion is that recalling my past has been my way of comforting myself for the future. I’ve come to find that I’m ready for what lies ahead. p

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HEIDI

By some weird, twisted trick of time, the 48 minutes of each class at UAHS always seem to drag by—occasionally making me wonder if the school clocks really worked—while high

school as a whole has flown by. It has passed by in a whimsical whirlwind of never-ending chaos. It’s hard to believe graduation is almost here. It is exciting, exhilarating and scary all at the same time; a bittersweet feeling. I feel like I’ve sprinted through high school, managing to jump the hurdles that were thrown in my path, all the while holding my breath the entire race.

Starting with two math classes freshman year, I somehow man-aged to take on a heavy schedule every year while adding a job, two sports and scheduling time for friends and family. Senior year, I made sure to give myself plenty of electives and hoped maybe the fast pace of the first three years would slow down. Instead, I was smacked in the face with applications, scholarship essays and a stressful senior thesis. Instead of the leisurely year that I had in mind, my first semes-ter was by far the most stressful and busiest yet.

I encourage incoming freshman to think of high school as more of a marathon than a sprint. Slow it down and enjoy the run, because the end comes faster than you expect. Try not to let yourself get too stressed out about the little things, like the tests you did poorly on or the readings you forgot to do, because in hindsight, they are not really that important.

With a college to head towards next fall and senior thesis com-pleted, I am finally glimpsing the finish line only to realize that I am not sure if I want the race to end. While I know I definitely would not miss graded problems, Norwester deadlines, over-enthusiastic student teachers or even the over-aggressive hall walkers and PDA corners, I am not sure I am ready to leave the community I have lived in my whole life. I’m going to miss homeroom Fridays with music in the hallways. I will miss cheering on the Bears in their athletics, es-pecially the football games. I will miss being on the gymnastics team and being involved in all of our team traditions. I will miss the some-times overdramatic dances, open study halls, going out to lunch, the Red Power Round Up tractor rally and subsequent reunions at Tommy’s Pizza and Mr. Reinhardt’s limitless number of funny math puns. But most of all, I am going to miss all of the people I have met and the friends I have made that will be scattering across the nation this fall. I’ll miss being a part of such a warm community and classy student body. I can only hope that the Wolfpack in North Carolina has as much class as the Upper Arlington Golden Bears.

THOMPSON

Yeah. It’ll be chill to be in a thriving academic community. I’ll enjoy dormitory life—slumber parties with friends, complete with “jammies,” pillow fights, and excessive whispering, gig-

gling, and secret-telling. I look forward to meeting new BFF’s, people who “dig” the same things that I do: Orangina, elevator music, An-tiques Roadshow…

What I am most excited for, though, as I enter college life is a sleek, silvery contraption that I’m going to get to know quite well in the next four (or more) years. “What is this glorious mechanism?” you might ask. “Is it perhaps the greatest innovation to ever come out of Illinois, besides the folding cabinet-bed?” The answer to both questions posed is a resounding “yes!” Of course, I’m speaking of the celebrated soft-serve ice cream/frozen yogurt dispenser.

Imagine a world of gummy bears, butterscotch syrup and toasted coconut. It’s a world without worries or preoccupations, where sliced strawberries trump monotonous schoolwork, where the vanilla wa-fers are in charge, not authority figures. Where, with the depression of a lever, one can gently glide into a euphoric state.

I’m talking about the land of infinite ice cream mountains and chocolate rivers, a golden ticket to a chocolate factory, where no one gets stuck in the tube leading to the Fudge Room, where nobody turns into an enormous blueberry.

“Who’s invited to this party?” you may ask. Any- and everyone! But I’ll tell you who’s going to be there—my close friends choco-late, vanilla and swirl. They’ll be “chilling” with their “homeys”: hot fudge, crushed M&M’s and maraschino cherries. You can stay as long as you like at this party, because at the cafeterias, one swipe is a meal, no matter how large or nutritionally-imbalanced.

They don’t take attendance in college classes for a reason. That reason is soft-serve. The professors weren’t born yesterday; they know where the students are. Those profs did it too, when they were young. They “hit up” Illinois’ finest.

So, to the underclassmen: I don’t envy you, living a life without ‘scream. To the graduating seniors: take a small taster once you ar-rive on campus in August or September. Your “negative vibes” will be gone forever. It’s truly shocking what some twist and a few brightly-colored sprinkles can do. p

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C A L

My four years at UAHS have prepared me for what lies ahead. Although I will miss the friendships and daily contact with people I have known since Kin-

dergarten and teachers who have influenced me, I am ready to move on. I look forward to the challenges of college life and am excited to attend Savannah College of Art and Design, where I will study art and play baseball. I feel lucky to have found a place that fits my lifestyle and interests. Attending col-lege in a historic town with a warm climate by the ocean seems to be a perfect fit for me. Being able to combine two things that I love—art and baseball—is ideal.

I gained so much at UAHS besides just a college prep edu-cation. In addition to the academics requirements, I found so many other outlets for my interests and talents. Thank you to Mr. Chapman and Mrs. Cornwell for their influence and guid-ance in my art classes which lead me to SCAD. Before find-ing SCAD, I visited several other colleges and realized many college art departments don’t compare to Upper Arlington’s art program!

I am grateful for the time I spent playing sports at Upper Arlington. The life lessons I learned and the friendships I made with my teammates will stay with me for life. Hockey coach Jay Graham and baseball coaches Ron Mautz and Dave Ko-blentz greatly influenced my life while at UA.

My interest in music was also nurtured at UA. I found out-lets to express myself through music, which eventually led me to “The Ladybirds”. As the members of this band “fly off” in different directions, perhaps we can come together again and perform at our fifth year reunion!

I am grateful for the opportunities given to me as a student at UAHS. The foundation I built while at UA—in the class-room, on the ice rink and on the baseball field—has prepared me well for the future. I am excited to take all that I have learned so far and see where I will go.

T E D

If any UAHS student knew Ted Ou-Yang, they would say he’s one unorthodox and abnormal Asian kid. That may seem like a nega-tive “racial” comment, but strangely enough, I am proud to admit

that I am that weird Asian kid with gelled spiky hair, Ted Ou-Yang.Yep, most of you know my idiosyncrasies. I often use the “be-

cause I’m Asian” phrase as my excuse for everything: “Just because I’m Asian doesn’t mean I’m a genius at math,” or simply answering “because I’m Asian” for all unrelated questions.

Why, many of you must be asking, would I ever abuse my identity as an Asian? Well, this would bring up some of the lifelong lessons I’ve learned over my four years of high school at UAHS. Mind you, these are personal lessons; they might not be applicable to others, such as the non-Asian folks.

Coming into freshman year from Jones, I was much like any other nervous student, anxious about what was about to happen in a world where gigantic students with manly features, beards and excessive arm and leg hair ruled the hallways, and all of the female students looked as if they’d just rolled out of a school for models. Of course I felt pressured to appear “cool” (or should I use the word “gnarly”?) so that I could fit in with everyone else.

But I thought to myself, do I really want to become someone whose only goal is to fit in? Having only a few friends from Jones, I figured I’d be meeting thousands more new people, so why not pres-ent myself to them the way I feel comfortable—as myself?

Who am I, really? I mean, this was no easy question for me to answer. Knowing that there’s more to life than being an overzeal-ous intellectual student (you know what I mean), I broke out of my comfort zone and began expanding my horizons. I began acting in comedies such as You Can’t Take it With You, Skit Fest and Scapino, I joined the fencing club and I began some sort of a social life. Now, this might not sound incredibly exciting to the non-Asians, but act-ing in a comedy? That’s like, unheard of for any Asians, even in the professional world.

I suppose the point I’m trying to make is that I abuse my Asian identity simply because I know that I’ve come out of my Asian-com-fort shell and discovered a whole new world of adventures. I’ve found my own “race”—called Ted—where I feel comfortable enough to poke fun at my past, which I am definitely not ashamed of.

Because I found my own identity, I pursued my own interests without feeling alone in the normal UA crowd. Ask any of my ice hockey teammates, salsa and argentine tango friends and orchestra musicians around school whether or not it is true that there once lived an Asian in UA who, quite frankly, didn’t behave like any Asians at all.

Find your own identity; don’t be scared to admit your unique interests that aren’t viewed as “gnarly” by your friends. Who cares if you enjoy finding derivatives to find tangent lines on hot curves or learning about helicases to unzip tightly fit genes?

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As I entered my freshman year at UA, I felt as though I had the word “DORK” written across my forehead. I was deaf and had to cope with new people and a new school. None of my old friends

would be with me. How wonderful. I had been raised in Dublin, going to school from Kindergarten to eigth grade there. I had found wonderful friends in Dublin, so it was like my heart was being ripped out of me when I was forced to leave them all behind. My memories were the only things I could bring with me from Dublin. Memories? You know how unreliable human memories can be. I like the real deal.

I tend to be quiet and timid around people I don’t know, so you can bet that I was a timid and quiet student during my freshman year. I thought there was no way UAHS could match my loving years at Dublin.

But I adapted. I discovered two things during my freshman year: this school has very strong and solid teachers, and the cur-riculum is out of this world.

The teachers are surprisingly helpful, and I must admit I like their eagerness to learn sign language for the sake of their students. An overwhelming number of UAHS teachers have asked me how to sign “thank you” and, dreadfully, “homework.” I made some new friends and I started to enjoy coming to UAHS every morning. I still had a

loving image of Dublin stuck in my mind, but now I have the benefit of being a student who has experiences from two different school districts. How rad is that?

As the years passed, I joined track and made it into the Talent Show (I never signed “Larger Than Life” so well in my life). As I met more people and made friends, my personality became more bubbly and extroverted.

I now realize who I was as a freshman and who I am now are two dif-ferent people. As a proud and confident senior, I’m involved in commu-nity service, extracurricular activities and academics; UAHS has helped me become a person I never thought I’d be. I’ve been challenged aca-demically and personally, and I’ve done things I thought I’d never achieve (like completing my long and tedious senior thesis, or boldly participat-ing in cross country). UA a great place for deaf students to grow.

One time someone said to me, “UAHS is too hard, and it’s hard to be a part of.” To that, I raised my chin and said, “I’m proud to be a Golden Bear, and I’m glad I’m going to graduate from UAHS.”

At that moment, I realized that my love of UAHS exceeded my love for any other school I attended. If someone cuts open my veins, I’d proud-ly bleed black and gold.

So the establishment of Arlingtonian has granted me approximately 500 words to make some sort of impression on the student body. My message is the most cheesy advice possible: follow your dreams.

Obviously this has been said to teenagers, to the point of it becoming cliché. I have been laughed at and discouraged far too many times for having goals like I do. I know I’m not the only one. Dozens of people have dreams to do something that others might find ridiculous.

I am going to college in New York City, and I am going to work hard for an excellent GPA and earn a degree in music performance. I want to go into the city during the year and spend my summer auditioning for any-thing I can audition for. I will need a job to support myself. Surprisingly, I actually want a job waiting tables in the city while trying to make it big with acting. I just want to make sure you are hearing the craziness that is my plan. I want to live with nothing but a degree and some ambition.

For me, it is about the experience of working hard in every aspect of life to achieve a goal. I would not mind being poor because then I can actually appreciate the money I have when I am an actress. No question, I will be on the big screen.

If I still have not made it big by the time I get an apartment, I am all for that teeny tiny one bedroom in the city’s most un-lavish area. I’ll be equipped with no furniture, a fire escape and armed with a broken guitar and some Ramen noodles for the month. Then one day, all the sacrifices and all the work will pay off: starring Chelsea Moore.

My dream seems silly to some people, but not to me. It isn’t something everyone hopes to achieve, nor is it something many people believe them-selves capable of achieving. Even something as insane as wanting to wait tables to earn money holds meaning in some people’s lives.

As I leave high school, millions of different things could happen to me. I do not know exactly how anything is going to work because nothing is going to be the same. Everyone else in this class is feeling the same way, and the classes to come will experience it too.

Don’t let anything like fear or a lack of confidence get in the way of what you want to do with your life. High school is a world we are all used to, but as it comes to an end, be prepared to explore the hundreds of other worlds that are available, and do not shy away from doing something you have always wanted to. You might regret it.

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Mistakes. We have all made them, we have all witnessed them, and we are all bound to make more in the com-

ing years than we ever have before. And we are always told that they make us stronger, that they teach us valuable lessons. But what happens when they do not? People also say that mistakes help make you who you are today.

But that begs the question, what if you do not like what you are? This does not seem like a very auspicious start for a sentimental article about senior year, but bare with me. So, back to the point at hand, what happens if the glaring and painful mistakes we make do not really teach us anything, and they do not help shape us into what we want to be-come? Well, we deal. That sounds like a BS answer, and it is, but that is the reality.

Senior year is always built up to be the best year of your entire school experience, with college on the way, ruling the school, crazy parties every weekend and the ultimate high school moment: prom. But for some of us, things turned out a little differently. Some did not get into the schools they wanted, some did not get into prom. The picture per-fect senior year has not quite lived up to its expectations for some.

Now what? When a dream is ruined, it tends to mean that it is time to wake up and face the real world. We need to realize that in a few short months, we are not going to be in the bubble of UA anymore. We must deal with the harsh, cold realities of life, and we must be accountable for the mis-takes we make. In reality, this senior year has been a blessing.

Many of us have seen and experienced new things that have changed us. Many of us have made mistakes, but maybe we have at least learned a little something. Oscar Wilde once wrote that the only things one never re-grets are one’s mistakes, and that is true. We have all gotten something out of the mistakes we have made this year.

We have had it easy. UA is really like a second womb. There is a constant, soft cush-ioning that makes even the worst bump sur-vivable. Well, my friends, it is time we were all born. Graduation will be that for many of us, the pain, the tears, everything.

And when it is all done and we are in our new nurseries, a.k.a. our dorms, we will have a new start. But unlike newborns, we won’t be starting from scratch. We all already know how to crawl, stand tall, fall, and, most im-portantly, get back up again.

LAUREN

Hey kids, listen up. Here’s my public ser-vice announcement. It’s cliché, and it’s about believing in yourself. Still want to

read on? Good, you’re a good person. Getting through school is a lot like getting

through life, or getting through anything else: you need a lot of motivation and guts. People need guts just to get up in the morning, and people need guts to get out the door and go to work. The same is true for the children ages 14 to 18 who lug themselves and their 50 pound backpacks to high school for four years in a row. My point is, people need to be motivated in order to do these things, and that can’t come from just anywhere; it really needs to come from within.

Now, you may be one of the fools lucky enough to be surrounded by people who love you and want to see you succeed. These peo-ple may praise you and believe in you and give you all sorts of surrogate confidence that you can adopt as your own, but know this! That is not your confidence; it’s theirs.

Don’t misunderstand. It’s very nice to have those people. It’s very good of them to say kind things, but it will never be good enough until you can match their praise and

admiration with an equal amount of pride, for yourself and for all of the wonderful things you do.

This is a contest of pride versus praise. Both are great, but one helps you live longer. Pride gives you guts, helps you wake up in the morning, helps you lug that backpack of yours off to college when the time comes. Build your life out of pride and then ice it with praise. If, after high school, you make it to where I stand, and search around inside your own skull (as I do, frequently of late), make sure it isn’t empty, merely ringing with the dull echo of other people’s words. Fill yourself with you. Be full of yourself! It takes pride to make guts. It takes guts to get through life.

Reflecting on the inside of my own skull, I’m still a little lacking on those oh-so-es-sential, mystical “guts” I’ve been talking about. That’s okay for me (because I’ve only just had this epiphany, and these things don’t change overnight, by any means), but just take what I’m saying as friendly advice. Get a jump-start; it could never hurt unless you’re already full of yourself, in which case you’re golden, little Golden Bear, right on! Right on.

Note: Senior respondents invited to share their stories were chosen by the Arlingtonian editorial board. Due to page space, not everyone who submitted pieces was able to be printed. Printed pieces were chosen by the Arlingtonian Focus editors along with the co-Editors in Chief.

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GIRLS TRACK: Senior Rachel Davakis works on pole vaulting at practice May 2 to prepare for the team’s Larkin meet at home May 4. After Davakis placed seventh, the girls team came in fourth, scoring 68 points behind Lancaster, Reynoldsburg and Pickerington North.

BOYS TRACK: Sophomore Matthew Davis competes in the 300-yard hurdles on April 30 at home against Grove City. Although the boys lost the dual meet, the qualifying members of the team will compete in the state meet at Jesse Owens Memorial Sta-dium June 1 and 2.

BOYS VOLLEYBALL: Senior Aaron Bruns jumps to spike the ball at home against Dublin Coffman. The team lost all three matches 12-25, 14-25, 18-25.

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Q: Why did you pick Wittenberg for football?

Kattoua: It was a place I could fi t in whether I played football or not. Plus, the team has been pretty successful.

Q: What are you looking forward to the most?

Kattoua: The college atmosphere of a football game and to go far in the playoffs and maybe get national coverage.

Q: What are your goals entering your freshman season?

Kattoua: I would like to be in the starting rotation, but also get the system down.

Q: What is an advantage of playing at the Division III level?

Kattoua: There is more support for the all-around athlete.

Q: What made you choose the University of Virginia?

Everett: It is truthfully my dream school. It really has a good combination of athletics and academics.

Q: What are you looking forward to?Everett: Continuing my long-time

passion of sports.Q: Is there anything that you are

not looking forward to?Everett: There is nothing I can say

that I dislike right now.Q: What will be the hardest part

of adjusting to the collegiate level of lacrosse?

Everett: Getting used to the pace of the game.

Senior Adam Kattoua, football

Senior Molly Everett,lacrosse

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At a school with such high athletic standards, this year’s sports teams went above and beyond expectations. After the 2006-07 athletic year, there were plenty of record-breaking seasons and

at least three more state championship banners to add to the gymna-sium wall. From the boys basketball team’s district championship to the girls swim team’s third straight state championship, this year in UAHS athletics was truly one to remember.

FALLThe fall sports teams raised standards for the rest of the year. Un-

der second-year coach Mike Golden, the Bears advanced to the sec-ond round of the state playoffs and finished the season with a 10-2 record, its most successful season since former head coach Darrell Mayne led the team to a state champi-onship in 2000. Both of the team’s losses came to even-tual state champion Hill-iard Davidson. In addition to a successful season as a team, senior center Adam Kattoua and senior rush linebacker Joey D’Andrea earned state honors.

After being runner-up in 2005, coach Doug Geck-eler’s golf team brought home a state champion-ship by beating out last year’s champion, Dublin Jerome. The Bears were led by Ohio State Univer-sity signees Bo Hoag and Tanner Murphy, who had been on the varsity A team since their freshman year.

The girls water polo team earned their seventh straight championship this year after beating Thomas Worthington 13-8 in the finals, where senior Orsi Nadasdy scored six goals and sophomore Molly Stiebler made six saves. Despite playing with a young lineup, the boys water polo team finished third in the state after beating Sylvania 8-6 in the consolation game of the state playoffs.

The fall season was capped off with strong performances from the girls volleyball team and the soccer teams. Coach Erin Mayne’s all-senior volleyball team went undefeated in the OCC and had one of the most successful seasons in UA volleyball history. The girls and boys soccer teams were both district runner-ups and went three games deep into the district tournament. Seniors Tyler Wall, Pat Widmayer, Jenna Winzenread and junior Natalie Horner were each named first team all-conference.

WINTERAfter coming so close to advancing to the district finals last

year, the boys basketball team used last year’s loss to Reynolds-burg as motivation to work their way deep into this year’s dis-trict tournament. The Bears captured UA’s first district basket-ball championship since 1947 by beating Hilliard Darby 47-43, before ending the year with a 61-54 loss in the next round to eventual state champion Cincinnati Moeller.

The girls swimming and diving team earned a title of their own as they won their third straight state championship. The girls beat runner-up Cincinnati St. Ursula by 127.5 points, thanks to dominating performances by sophomore Darcy Fishback, ju-

nior Abby John-ston and senior Kyley Eisenman. The boys team fell short of a championship, but still earned second at districts and third at states.

The hockey team once again returned to the Frozen Four and was just a goal short from becoming the first-ever central Ohio team to win a state championship. The Bears were led by four-year starter Andy Grindley, one of the most successful hock-ey players in Ohio high school history. Grind-ley finished his career by shattering multiple UA records, such as most career and single season goals, and was

selected Suburban News Publications hockey athlete of the year for the second year in a row.

The wrestling team was in rebuilding mode this season with the hiring of coach Grant McCormick, yet it was certainly a strong season for the Bears. The team sent sophomore Kevin Drake to the state tournament, making him the first UA wres-tler to advance that far in four years. Eight of the team’s wres-tlers also qualified for districts or were chosen as alternates.

SPRINGLike almost every other spring in UA, the boys and girls la-

crosse teams have continued their state dominance. The boys team, which is now 14-1, has stayed undefeated in Ohio; their

The year in UA sports

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Senior leadership, underclassmen talent headline another strong year for Golden Bear athletics

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Junior Tristan Thorson and sophomore Abby Ginn compete against each other in the 400 at the May 4 Crosten Classic. The pair also run together in the 1600 relay.


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only loss was to Michigan’s Brother Rice High School in over-time. The girls lacrosse team is 14-3 for the year and is currently ranked second in the state behind Cincinnati Sycamore.

The baseball and softball teams are having their best sea-sons in recent memory, thanks to several newcomers. The base-ball team has responded well to the return of former head coach Ron Mautz, while the girls have been led by freshman pitcher Audrey Plant, an area leader in strikeouts. Despite a first round loss in the dis-trict tournament, the baseball team finished with a winning record, and the softball Bears advanced to the second round of the district tourna-ment where they lost to number one seed Pickerington Central, a team they beat earlier in the season.

Heading into the tournament season, the boys and girls track teams are both expecting their relay teams to advance to the state meet. The boys 1600 relay team is hoping to return to

states after placing ninth last year, while senior Kaitlyn Peale will lead the girls distance runners deep into the season. Peale has been to the state meet every year and will be running at the University of Michigan next year.

The boys tennis team has maintained its elite status in central Ohio and is currently ranked fourth in the Columbus Dispatch coaches poll. Led by senior captain Joe Ta-noury, a four-year varsity player, the tennis Bears are a relatively young team and are trying to improve their strong state tournament performance from last year.

It has truly been a remarkable year for UAHS athletics. With over

30 seniors committing to play at the collegiate level next year, several conference and district championships and a handful of state titles, it is nearly impossible to find another school in the state with the athletic success that UA has achieved this year. Go Bears!

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Alexa Bean Volleyball Ohio Wesleyan University

Rob Blevins Football Butler University

Derek Bley Baseball Newberry College

Lauren Bliwas Golf University of Toledo

Sydnee Bridger Tennis Miami University

Maureen Buckley Soccer Wittenberg University

Kelsey Casey Basketball Wittenberg University

Tori Conway Lacrosse Brown University

Dan Crawford Football Denison University

Grant Devilbiss Lacrosse Fairfield University

Matt Edgin Swimming Penn State University

Kyley Eisenman Swimming University of Hawaii

Molly Everett Lacrosse University of Virginia

Daniel Gaines Lacrosse Wittenberg University

Judd Hall Lacrosse Ohio Wesleyan University

Matt Higbee Swimming Wittenberg University

Bo Hoag Golf Ohio State University

Matt Hutton Basketball Lake Erie College

Evan Johnson Soccer Denison University

Adam Kattoua Football Wittenberg University

Chelsea Kuznik Lacrosse Central Connecticut State

Scott Lathrop Lacrosse Ohio State University

Eric Lex Diving University of Notre Dame

Emily McGonagle Golf Appalachian State University

Tanner Murphy Golf Ohio State University

Orsi Nadasdy Water Polo Colorado State University

Eric Olson Crew Oregon State University

Kaitlyn Peale Track Michigan University

Nicole Plant Basketball Mount Union College

T.J. Powell Lacrosse Ohio State University

Cal Pyrch Baseball Savannah College of Art &Design

Leslie Sauter Equestrian South Dakota State University

Chris Sullivan Basketball Franklin & Marshall College

Mike Schwartz Basketball Ohio Wesleyan University

Clark Tanner Football Capital University

Tyler Wall Soccer Ohio Wesleyan University

Pat Widmayer Soccer Ohio Dominican University

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Oregon State recruit Eric Olson participates in a pre-season crew workout. Olson is one of the few UA student-athletes heading out west for college.

UA grads plan to pursue athletic dreams at wide range of colleges


ARTS

hat do three pairs of dirty feet, a line of expressive faces and a life-size picture of a girl all have in common? The answer: they are descriptions of three UAHS student pieces that

won the Governor’s Youth Art Exhibition Top 25 awards.The Governor’s Youth Art Exhibition is a contest open to

every high school student in Ohio. In addition to displaying winning pieces at the James A. Rhodes State Office Tower in downtown Columbus through mid-May, the contest gave students the opportunity to earn scholarships and receive recognition for their outstanding works of art, according to www.govart.org.

UAHS students who were enrolled in art classes with teacher Alicia McGinty were required to submit five pieces to the contest in February. In March, judges chose the regional and Top 25 winners from around 12,000 entries. Among the Top 25 were three students from UAHS: juniors Carli Shipley and Hazel Varanese, and senior Riley Yuhas.

“[The contest] starts with regional judging and works up to state. The awards you can get are the Top 300 [in the state show]

and the best you can do is the Top 25,” Shipley said.

Nine other UAHS students made it to regionals, including seniors Molly Everett, Steven Engel, Emily Quarles, Kelsey Rodway and Anisha Singh, juniors

Kristen Fagan, Rosalie Shaffer and Claire Smith, and sophomore Lindsey Saxe.

“The students worked hard on their portfolios, so I’m not surprised they did so well,” McGinty said.

Yuhas’ winning piece, “Poverty Line,” is a black and white pic-ture of dirty feet that was inspired by a recent trip to Auschwitz.

“This piece embodies the feeling of raw human suffering.” Yuhas said. “[It] makes you uncomfortable and inspires you to

want to help.” Shipley also had a successful entry in the contest. In order to

catch the viewer’s attention, she blew her photograph up to life size. The finished result was a giant picture of junior Rosalie Schaffer framed in wood, Shipley said.

While the other two prizes were awarded for photographs, Varanese’s Top 25 award was for her painting “Subway.”

“It’s a piece probably about six inches by a foot and a half that shows a lot of people crammed on a single subway car late at night,” Varanese said.

Varanese, along with the other Top 25 winners, received small glass pieces of art made by a local artist, Yuhas said.

But the physical prize was just one of the benefits of winning; the contest opened the door for many new prospects, Shipley said.

“A couple weeks after Governor’s, I started getting tons of mail from art colleges nationwide—basically I won scholarships,” Shipley said. “I have already received $5,000 a year from Savannah College of Art and Design and other schools have offered money, too.”

The contest has brought attention from not only colleges, but the community, Shipley said.

“[Now] my name [is] known in the art community,” Shipley said.The winners received extra credit in their art classes and

earned further respect from their art teachers for their works. “I am extremely proud of all the students whose work was

chosen this year for both the Scholastics Art Competition and the Governor’s Art Show,” McGinty said. “I’m thrilled that the five juniors I have did so well and are returning to the program next year.”

Ultimately, Yuhas said, the contest has painted a bright future in art for the winners.

“It was ... exciting and made all the time I put into my artwork worth it,” Yuhas said.

The painting Subway, by Hazel Varanese, placed in the Top 25 out of 12,000 entries in the state. The Governor’s Art Show, now in its thirty-seventh year, is open to 1,053 high schools in Ohio, according to www.govart.org.

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Sophomore Molly Bergen bends over a canvas, which depicts ears of corn. Although Bergen has never considered herself an artist, she is nonethless able to take part in creating a master-

piece due to a program at UAHS: Paint By Numbers. Now, with the help of the PTO Artists in Schools Committee, students can become involved in the arts, regardless of past experience.

Paint by Numbers, a program sponsored by the PTO and the UA Cultural Arts Commission, allows students of all artistic backgrounds to participate in a productive activity during lunch. The program, which began in April, will continue until all of the paintings have been com-pleted, according to PTO Art-ists in Schools Committee co-chair Cathy Smith.

Paint By Numbers is an art form created by artist Dan Rob-bins in the 1940s, Smith said.

“[Paint By Numbers] was a process that would allow every-day, ordinary people to create a masterpiece,” Smith said. “It was actually very controversial, because many people felt that it devalued fine art, but it’s still a great way to get students involved.”

According to Smith, Paint By Numbers was implemented at UAHS this year to increase student participation in the arts.

“[The Artists in Schools Committee] usually alternates every year between music and art, and this year we designed a series of projects to bring art into the district,” Smith said.

The Paint By Numbers theme this year was “Eat Your Fruits and Veggies!” and was conducted in the concession stand by the East Cafeteria. The murals feature abstract paintings of fruits and veg-etables, and will be displayed around the school when completed,

Smith said. A board featuring the signatures of all participants will also be

on display.Bergen said she enjoyed participating in Paint By Numbers.“It’s a fun activity to do with friends during lunch,” Bergen said.Smith said the committee is also working on inviting local artist

Sarah Weinstock to the school to paint a mural and talk to students. Weinstock, a recent Ohio State University art graduate, teaches classes at OSU Marion and spe-cializes in painting food, which coordinates with the Paint by Numbers theme.

“[Weinstock’s mural] would be similar to the mural that is in the West Cafeteria,” Smith said. “We would encourage students to participate, and it would be a re-ally great learning experience.”

Co-chair Katie Schaefer said while Paint By Num-bers will most likely not con-tinue next year, the Artists in Schools Committee will plan similar events.

“Next year, we will probably focus on music, just to get some variety,” Schaefer said. “But [the Com-mittee] will definitely continue.”

For now, Smith said she is extremely happy with the outcome of the program.

“I’m very pleased,” Smith said. “I think we have some fabulous pieces that turned out really well.”

Bergen agreed the quality of the work has been of high caliber.“I was proud of the painting I worked on because usually I’m not

very involved in art,” Bergen said. “This gives everyone a chance to create something artistic.”

Paint By Numbers pieces are displayed in the main stairscase. This piece, fi rst displayed in 2005, is a replica of Vincent van Gogh’s Starry Night.

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RIGHT: Senior Riley Yuhas titled this photo Poverty Line. The photo was intended to replicate a waiting line in Auschwitz, and also recently placed in the Top 25 in the Govenor’s Art Show.

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RIGHT: Sophomore Gabrielle Stroh won fi rst place in the Fantasy/Surreal category of the UAHS Photo Contest with this entry.

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What’s the best part of senior year? The worst part? Seniors voted on their favorite and least favorite parts of senior year, high school and life. The results are summarized below:

Best class at UAHS22% Government13% Science

Best school rule84% Open senior study hall

Worst school rule29% LC policies19% Tardy policies

Best part of senior year22% The end18% Leaving/graduating

Worst part of senior year35% Senior thesis

Best weekend activity30% Hanging out with friends16% Parties5% Streaking

Worst weekend activity88% Homework/studying6% Getting arrested

Best high school memory39% Senior prom

Worst high school memory22% Senior prom16% Senior thesis

Best book read in high school19% Tuesdays with Morrie15% Power of One

Worst book read in high school12% Road Songs12% Siddhartha12% Hamlet

Best TV show15% Grey’s Anatomy14% The Offi ce

Worst TV show21% The OC19% American Idol

Best Kipism87% “Well, good morning everyone.”

Best snow-day activity39% Sleep29% Sledding

Worst snow-day activity57% Homework20% Stay home/inside

Best senior prank idea25% Label three pigs one, two and four20% Put a cow in the second fl oor of the LC

Best place to sleep at UAHS37% In class29% LC

Best way to get around lunch hall monitor22% Go around inside the school17% Go through another outside door

Best place to go for lunch25% Raisin’ Canes20% Chipotle

Worst place to go for lunch22% Wendy’s 17% School cafeteria

Results based on a voluntary Arlingtonian homeroom survey dis-tributed May 11 to the entire senior class. Results represent 21% of the class of 2007, or 111 students.


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It’s spring, and there is one thing I’ve learned in high school that

I can count on from spring, other than rain and erratic weather: the arrival of the Germans. Yes, the Germans of Moosburg, Bavaria in-vade UA each year in April with a blitzkrieg of accents and unbridled enthusiasm for our fantastic, vastly superior American culture. For one month each year, the halls of my home and my school echo with the exclamations of “Ja!” “Super!” and “Oh, that’s fantastic!” in response to just about anything. It’s the month I look forward to the most.

The German exchange students come to America through a privately sponsored organization called the German American Partnership Program (GAPP). The goal of the program is to give German and American students a more global per-spective, as well as an inside look into each other’s cultures. Living in a foreign country for a month can teach a student more about a culture than any amount of schooling back home. From my experiences, I’ve deduced that there are quite a few American stu-dents we should probably ship off to a for-eign country.

The German students tend to be very well informed about American history and culture, at least in comparison to us. But what do we know about Germany? Sure, we know about World War II, but how many of us know who the German Prime Minister is? Who knows the names of the German states? Who knows that Germany even has states? Not many of us. You’d think we would know, but we don’t. I believe that most Americans are not well enough informed about international culture.

In my freshman year, my exchange student, Andreas, a friend and I were walking down a hallway at school. My friend looked at Andreas and said, “Oh, these are our ‘lah-kerz.’ Lockers. We put our books in them. And our backpacks.” Andreas looked at me, obviously confused.

“We have lockers in Germany,” he said.“Oh,” was the only response my friend could muster. This is just one

example, albeit an extreme one, of the cultural ignorance of Americans. And it doesn’t only concern Germans. Bring me a Moroccan and I’m sure something even more outrageous would occur.

Now, I’m not going to go off and place all of the blame on the citizens of the United States for our general ignorance regarding cultures other than our own. Historically, modern Americans have a lot of handicaps from which we have yet to fully recover: puritanical roots, hundreds of years of isolationism as foreign policy, “manifest destiny,” No Child Left Behind … the list goes on.

I figure if Al Gore can make America conscious of the problem of global warming, maybe I can make UAHS think a little more about for-eign cultures. I encourage you all to take advantage of the opportunities our school presents us in regards to other cultures. Learn a language, study a culture or, if you get the chance, travel. And if you’re ever feel-ing a little homesick during your international studies, just stop by a McDonald’s—those are everywhere.

Global lessons Freshman prepares for sophomore prestige

While seniors are preparing for the day they get to grab their

diplomas and finally move out of the house, everyone else in school is just looking forward to the end of the year. For us underclassmen, we get to spend our three months of break kicking back and letting everything we’ve learned this year fall out of our brains.

However, once summer break is over, we’ll be back to school again. For some that may not be so exciting, but for us freshmen … Guess what? We are going to be sophomores!

After a year of being scapegoats for the UAHS student body, we finally get to pass the torch to some other lucky youngsters. Now we get to make fun of the kids who can’t get their lockers open. The kids who walk into the wrong class, sit down and end up hanging around for the first 10 minutes without realizing they’re in the wrong place.

When we come back next year, we won’t have to go through those long speeches about how “fresh-

man year is the first year of your lives” and how “colleges look at

your grades for all four years, including this one.”

Another aspect about no longer being a fresh-man at UAHS that I will enjoy is we don’t have to come to school one day

before everyone else to “get oriented” with the school—we get to sleep in!

Sophomore year may be the time for the dreaded OGT, PLAN or, for some, the PSATs. But really, tenth grade is the best time to be in high school. You won’t be pushed around and made fun of like the freshmen and you don’t have to worry about which colleges you should apply to just yet. I believe that tenth grade is the perfect medium between stupid stunts and the real world.

I’m not saying that being a freshman wasn’t fun (we had our moments). Overall, it was a tolerable year, but how great will it be to not be at the bottom of the social food chain?

Most of us will be able to drive next year, which means no more walking to lunch in the howling wind, freezing rain, gust-ing snow or scorching sun. It will be great not to have to rely on older siblings or friends to take us out to lunch all the time or to get us to and from school. We will understand the ways of the school, how to live up to our potentials and how to stay on our teachers’ good sides.

Once we are in this more experienced position, we have to keep in mind not to abuse our power and try not to be too hard on the naïve freshmen. Remember that we were them not so long ago; we used to be the ones aimlessly wandering from class to class and the ones being crushed by backpacks in the hallways. Have sympathy—maybe every once in a while, point a freshman in the right direction. Or, at least, just try not to fall on top of them; high school is scary enough as it is.

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Guest Columnist|| Clayton Buffer ||

foreign country for a month can teach a student more about a culture than any amount of schooling back home. From my experiences, I’ve deduced that there are quite a few American stu-dents we should probably ship off to a for-

The German students tend to be very well informed about American history and culture, at least in comparison to us. But what do we know about Germany? Sure, we know about World War II, but how many of us know who the German

realizing they’re in the wrong place. When we come back next year, we won’t have to go through

those long speeches about how “fresh-man year is the first year of your

lives” and how “colleges look at your grades for all four years,

including this one.” Another aspect about

no longer being a fresh-man at UAHS that I will enjoy is we don’t have to come to school one day

before everyone else to “get oriented” with the school—we get

Columnist voices concern over ignorance

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VOICE

Arlingtonian JUNE 1, 2007

Teen movies are pretty classy. We know all of the lines by

heart. They speak to us as rep-resentations of our generation. Our lives. These films tell the truth about the teen lifestyle.

Right.Fortunately, I have realized

that teen movies are generally less than factual about teen life. In middle school, I would watch the classics—Clueless, She’s All That, 10 Things I Hate About You and Never Been Kissed. I foolishly believed that these movies would give me insight into my high school future. Now, mere days

away from becoming a college student, I realize how wrong I was. So in the spirit of academic research, I shall analyze these films and the high school myths they propagate.

The first of these movies is the mid-1990’s cinematic phe-nomenon Clueless. Clueless is the story of a well-dressed ditz from The Valley. The cars are expensive, the clothes are design-er label and the cliques are defined. First of all, most students are definitely not quite as haute couture as protagonist Cher Horowitz and her pals. Honestly, and sadly, freshmen are the best dressed at UAHS. For most students, homework and a gen-eral sense of laziness override any planning and implementing of matching, accessorized outfits.

However, I do find that Cher’s lack of enthusiasm for the high school male fashion sense rings quite true. Cher puts it best: “I mean,

come on, it looks like they just fell out of bed and put on some baggy pants and take their greasy hair—ew—and cover it up with a backwards cap and like, we’re expected to swoon? I don’t think so.” Now, UAHS males aren’t as bad as that—there are relatively few 90’s-esque backward baseball caps lurking around here—but I will admit their fashion sense leaves much to be desired.

On to She’s All That and 10 Things I Hate About You. I group these films together because they seem to share a stark image of high school socialization, and the films themselves do not possess enough substance to deserve their own paragraphs. Both of these movies highlight the unabashed cruelty of the so-called “popular crowd” in high school. Popularity, it seems, was vital to high school life for Laney Boggs and Bianca Stratford. And generally, the popu-lar kids in these movies were, ahem, rather unpleasant.

I have two issues with these takes on popularity. First, I per-sonally could not identify the popular crowd at our high school. There is a general lack of consensus on the names of these elu-sive creatures. Are you even out there, popular people? Second, I don’t think I have ever witnessed a UAHS student being as cruel as students are in these movies. I would like to think that most of the student body is mature and conscientious enough to recognize that mean-spiritedness is most definitely not cool.

Four years at UAHS have proved Hollywood (mostly) wrong about high school students. But as my high school career draws to a close, I would like to part with some words by which to live. These oh-so-wise words were said by Drew Barrymore as Josie Geller in Never Been Kissed: “There is a great big world out there and it won’t matter if you were the most popular girl, the quarterback of the football team, or the biggest nerd in school. Find out who you are and try not to be afraid of it.”

Finally, I hope, Hollywood has gotten something right.

|| Pam Snyder ||

|| Staff Editorial ||

Prom incident teaches responsibility

High school gone Hollywood

The alcohol incident at prom 2007 caused a considerable con-troversy at UAHS. Debate ensued among friends, families and

within the school. Students have voiced many objections to the administration’s actions re-garding the incident, while the administration has made its condemnation of the students’ consumption of alcohol clear. Arlingtonian would not like to stifle the objections of the students; as members of the student press, we are ardently in favor of student expression. Many students have voiced their opinions on the matter and we commend them for offering their rationale arguments.

However, we do not entirely disapprove of the actions taken by the prom chaperones and administration. We may not approve of every step taken by the administration on prom night, but it should not be surprising that some form of punishment was given to the offending students.

Simply put, alcohol consumption is not con-sidered an acceptable behavior by the school administration. We are reminded of this every year when we receive our Students’ Rights and Responsibilities handbook. Moreover, it should be common knowledge that an illegal activity such as under-

age drinking merits some form of punishment.We realize that asking students to halt alcohol consumption al-

together is an ambitious request. Underage drinking as a social activity is not exclusive to the UAHS student body—it occurs at high schools across the country. This is also not the first year where alcohol has been consumed at prom. Underage drinking has seemingly become ingrained in teen culture. Even the strongest and noblest of us would have difficulty convincing all of his or her peers to stop drinking; therefore, the ad-ministration’s challenge to use reverse peer pressure may prove superfluous.

Arlingtonian does not condone under-age drinking by any measure, but we do believe that students possess the common sense and self-control required to not drink before an event at which school officials will be present.

The students who chose to drink before the prom made an irrefutably poor decision. Arlingtonian asks stu-dents to use common sense and allow better judgment regarding alcohol consumption in the future.

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